Pillars of Learning
Pillars
of Learning
·
The Four Pillars of Education all
started with the report entitled “Learning the Treasure Within” of the
International Commission of Education for the Twenty-first Century, chaired by
Jacques Delors in 1996. It was published by UNESCO,
·
The report itself provides new
insights into education for the 21st century. It stresses that each individual
must be equipped to seize learning opportunities throughout life: broaden one’s
knowledge, skills and attitudes, and adapt to a changing complex and
interdependent world.
Learning to know
·
Implies learning how to learn by
developing one’s concentration, memory skills and ability to think; acquiring
the instrument of understanding.
·
To learn to know, students need to
develop learn-tolearn skills. Such skills are learning to read with
comprehension, listening, observing, asking question, data gathering, note
taking and accessing, processing, selecting and using information
·
The role of the teacher is as a
facilitator, catalyst, monitor and evaluator of learning
Learning to do
·
Represents the skillful, creative and
discerning application of knowledge.
·
One must learn how to think
creatively, critically and holistically, and how to deeply understand the
information that is presented.
·
To perform a job or work, the learning
to do must be fulfilled. This entails the acquisition of competence that enable
people to deal with a variety of situations, and to work in teams.
Learning to live
together
·
Vital in building a genuine and
lasting culture of peace in the world.
·
Can be achieved by developing an
understanding of others and their history, traditions and spiritual values, and
appreciation of interdependence
·
A wide range of skills is necessary
for this pillar of education: self-control, handling emotions, communication,
interpretation of behaviors, critical thinking, relationship building and
cooperation, negotiation, mediation and refusal, problem solving and decision
making.
·
Teachers should help the students
realize the value of being able to live together, in their gradually enlarging
world: home, school, community, city, town, province, country and the world as
a global village.
Learning to be
·
Dominant theme of Edgar Faure is
report “Learning To Be: The World of Education Today and Tomorrow,” published
by UNESCO
·
It refers to the role of education in
developing all the dimensions of the complete person: to achieve the physical,
intellectual, emotional and ethical integration of the individual into a
complete man. Pertains to the overall development of the human person as individual
and as a member of the society.
